The six programs in our online blueprint reading training course develop workers’ abilities to accurately locate and interpret dimensions on engineering drawings. These training programs are based on ANSI standards and incorporate input from a broad industrial cross-section.

The primary audience is production and inspection personnel, supervisors, group leaders, set-up personnel, and anyone who wishes to read engineering drawings.

Course 1: Introduction to Engineering Drawings

Explains the purpose of an engineering drawing

Distinguish between a detail drawing and an assembly drawing

Interpret the drawing scale

Explains the purpose of dimensions and tolerances

Course 2: Multiview Drawings

The six principal views of a third-angle projection

Identify the ISO symbols for third-angle and first-angle projections

Auxiliary views, partial views, and enlarged views

Determine which line takes precedence over another

Course 3: Sectional Views

Determine which portion of the part is shown in section

Explain the purpose of section lines and identify the ways in which they are used

Identify and interpret the common drafting conventions applied to sectional views